Give me more muscle

Muscle plays a huge role in raising metabolism. Strength training has all kinds of great effects on your body like:

• Increasing resting metabolic rate so you burn more calories, even while at rest.
• Making you lean and slim - muscle takes up less space than fat so, the more you have, the slimmer you are.
• Strengthening bones and connective tissue which can protect your body from injuries in daily life
• Enhancing balance and stability
• Building confidence and self-esteem

For weight loss, science has found that lifting between 60-80% of your 1 rep max is the best way to stimulate muscle growth, which is what helps you lose fat.

I don't know about anyone else but I am totally hooked on weights. I would actually suffer if I was ever told I could not lift weights. The important thing to remember when it comes to strength training is that you must give you your muscles more weight that they can handle - that's how muscles grow. The challenge of lifting heavy is just as much a mental game as it is a physical one and , if you haven't pushed your bodys limits in a while, just the act of lifting weights may be all you can handle. In short, I want more muscle.

My week so far has been very good. I started with legs on Monday morning, but J made me lift heavy with weighted step ups (Olympic Bar, 15kg each side and step up on bench!!!!!!!!!!!!! total 50kg) and I have hurt my knee again. GGrrrrr! why does an injury persist not to heal!!!!! Knee actually didn't start hurting till late afternoon, but hindered me in boxing today as I could not do cardio stepups and skipping. Boxing itself was a little hard as I could not twist my knee. Spinning was okay though, I was able to put pressure on it, so all good on those hill sprints and standing hill climbs.

My eating plan is turning out to be a no brainer.........so easy, I am really enjoying it also so comfortable to eat.

Oh this is a short and sweet post, off to prepare meals and clothes for tomorrow. Cardio in the morning -no weights tomorrow. A day off. 2 on, 1 off, 2 on is the pattern at the moment.

So C u guys and Long Live Fitness!

Ciao!

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